5.5% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3909, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3909, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost everyone in postcode 3909 relies on a car to get around, as only 0.2% of workers use public transport. While the area has a high number of bus stops per person, the low number of departures means these services are not a common choice for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 39.3% owning one vehicle and 36.8% owning two. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is 5.5%, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3909, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.1% of people. Those working from home make up 9.5% of the workforce, a figure that rose slightly since 2011 but remains far below the state and national averages.
9.5% ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -63.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 74 public transport stops, meaning there are 8.49 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Victorian average. However, these are all bus services and the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
74
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.49
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
212.6
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
7
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3909, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3909/3909-vic/topic/transport